Manager/Senior Manager - Smart Plant, Aerospace & Defence in London

At Capgemini Invent, we believe difference drives change. As inventive transformation consultants, we blend our strategic, creative and scientific capabilities, collaborating closely with clients to deliver cutting-edge solutions. Join us to drive transformation tailored to our client's challenges of today and tomorrow. Informed and validated by science and data. Superpowered by creativity and design. All underpinned by technology created with purpose.

We help leading aerospace and defence manufacturers transform how they design, build and deliver complex products. Combining deep sector expertise with strategy, engineering, data, AI and cloud capabilities, we turn ambitious manufacturing visions into measurable business outcomes. From defining smart factory strategies and accelerating production ramp-up, to deploying Industry 4.0 technologies and transforming end-to-end operations, we deliver change at scale. Our rare blend of strategy, transformation, engineering and cloud expertise sets us apart. Joining our team means working at the forefront of manufacturing innovation, shaping mission-critical programmes, and helping clients build the resilient, digital and intelligent factories of the future.

As a Manager or Senior Manager with a specialism in Aerospace & Defence manufacturing in our Intelligent Industry practice, you will:

• Lead large-scale Smart Manufacturing, Industry 4.0 and Digital Operations transformation programmes across leading aerospace and defence organisations.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior client stakeholders, including Manufacturing Directors, Operations Leaders, Supply Chain Executives and Digital Transformation leaders.
• Define and deliver manufacturing transformation strategies focused on production ramp-up, operational excellence, supply chain resilience, quality improvement and industrial performance.
• Lead manufacturing assessments, maturity diagnostics and value discovery engagements, identifying opportunities to improve throughput, productivity, quality, cost and agility.
• Develop compelling transformation roadmaps, operating models and business cases that secure executive sponsorship and investment.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams across strategy, manufacturing, engineering, data, AI, cloud and technology disciplines to deliver business outcomes at scale.
• Shape and oversee the deployment of Industry 4.0 solutions, including MES, Industrial IoT, AI-powered manufacturing analytics, digital work instructions, connected worker and digital twin capabilities.
• Develop Capgemini’s offerings for Physical and Agentic AI at our manufacturing clients.
• Drive client value realisation by ensuring transformation programmes deliver measurable operational and financial benefits.
• Coach and develop consultants and senior consultants, building capability across manufacturing transformation, leadership and client engagement.
• Build and strengthen executive-level client relationships, identifying opportunities to expand engagements and create long-term partnerships.
• Lead complex stakeholder environments, aligning business, operational and technology leaders around a common transformation vision.
• Act as a thought leader both internally and externally, contributing to market-facing propositions, industry insights and innovation within the aerospace and defence sector.

As part of your role, you will also have the opportunity to contribute to the business and your own personal growth, through activities that form part of the following categories:

• Business Development – Leading/contributing to proposals, RFPs, bids, proposition development, client pitch contribution, client hosting at events.
• Internal contribution – Campaign development, internal think-tanks, whitepapers, practice development (operations, recruitment, team events & activities), offering development.
• Learning & development – Training to support your career development and the skills demand within the company, certifications etc.

We’d love to meet someone with:

• Significant experience leading manufacturing or supply chain transformation within the Aerospace & Defence sector, gained within leading defence or aerospace organisation, or top-tier consulting firm.
• Deep expertise in discrete manufacturing operations, including production systems, assembly operations, industrialisation, production ramp-up, quality management and supply chain performance.
• Proven experience leading large, complex transformation programmes from strategy and business case development through to implementation and value realisation.
• Strong knowledge of Smart Manufacturing and Industry 4.0 technologies including Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), Industrial IoT, advanced analytics, AI, digital work instructions and connected worker solutions.
• Demonstrable track record of delivering measurable improvements in productivity, lead time, quality, operational efficiency and cost competitiveness.
• Strong business acumen, with experience leading compelling business cases, shaping transformation strategies and securing stakeholder buy-in for investment and change.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to engage and influence senior executives, align diverse stakeholder groups and operate as a trusted advisor to operational and C-suite leaders.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to transform data and insights into practical recommendations and measurable business outcomes.
• A strong people leadership capability, with experience leading multi-disciplinary teams, coaching, mentoring and developing high-performing teams.
• A passion for operational excellence, innovation and the future of manufacturing, with the ability to translate emerging technologies into practical business value while driving sustainable change.
• Proven ability to be successful in a matrixed organization, and to enlist support and commitment from peers in selling and delivering consulting solutions.
• Experience contributing to propositions, thought leadership and business development activities (e.g., proposals, RFPs, client pitches, and asset development).
• Ability to obtain UK Security Check (SC) clearance.

No matter the project or customer, your work will have a meaningful impact on society, businesses and lives. It’s really rewarding. And it’s also really varied. You’ll potentially work on a huge variety of projects (some larger than others), so you could gain lots of experience in a short amount of time.

You will work directly alongside our clients in their manufacturing facilities, keeping the focus of digitisation on the user experience and the business outcomes. You will typically work with colleagues from Capgemini’s Engineering and Cloud Services businesses, collaborating to design, build and implement digital solutions that enable our clients to improve service levels, reduce costs and improve sustainability outcomes.

At Capgemini we don’t just believe in inclusion, we actively go out to making it a working reality. Driven by our core values and Inclusive Futures for All campaign, we build environments where you can bring you whole self to work.

We aim to build an environment where employees can enjoy a positive work-life balance. We embed hybrid working in all that we do and make flexible working arrangements the day-to-day reality for our people. All UK employees are eligible to request flexible working arrangements.

Employee wellbeing is vitally important to us as an organisation. We see a healthy and happy workforce a critical component for us to achieve our organisational ambitions. To help support wellbeing we have trained ‘Mental Health Champions’ across each of our business areas. We have also invested in wellbeing apps such as Thrive and Peppy.

Capgemini is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) under the UK Government’s Disability Confident scheme. As part of our commitment to inclusive recruitment, we will offer an interview to all candidates who:

• Declare they have a disability, and
• Meet the minimum essential criteria for the role.

We’re also focused on using tech to have a positive social impact. So, we’re working to reduce our own carbon footprint and improve everyone’s access to a digital world. It’s something we’re really serious about. In fact, we were even named as one of the world’s most ethical companies by the Ethisphere Institute for the 10th year. When you join Capgemini, you’ll join a team that does the right thing.

Whilst you will have London, Manchester or Glasgow as an office base location, you must be fully flexible in terms of assignment location, as these roles may involve periods of time away from home at short notice.

We offer a remuneration package which includes flexible benefits options for you to choose to suit your own personal circumstances and a variable element dependent grade and on company and personal performance.

Capgemini is a global business and technology transformation partner, helping organizations to accelerate their dual transition to a digital and sustainable world, while creating tangible impact for enterprises and society. It is a responsible and diverse group of 340,000 team members in more than 50 countries. With its strong over 55-year heritage, Capgemini is trusted by its clients to unlock the value of technology to address the entire breadth of their business needs. It delivers end-to-end services and solutions leveraging strengths from strategy and design to engineering, all fueled by its market leading capabilities in AI, cloud and data, combined with its deep industry expertise and partner ecosystem.